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I think the GP comments wants to say that just soldering the TTL chips w.r.t somebody else's design is not that impressive. I too think so, I have not checked b
by accepted 15y ago
I think the GP comments wants to say that just soldering the TTL chips w.r.t somebody else's design is not that impressive. I too think so, I have not checked but if I found that the has designed the whole processor (custom op-codes and a whole new implementation of ALU) I would be much more impressed.
- sehugg 15y agoAccording to the website he "built and designed" the computer which I assume includes the instruction set, assembler, etc. I can't find any evidence to the contrary. It's definitely cool -- not groundbreaking, because after all, people used to do this by hand :) It's a bit like rebuilding classic cars. Its fun to touch the hardware and imagine what Woz may have been thinking when he designed the Apple I 30+ years ago.
- Arjuna 15y agoThis is Jack Eisenmann's website for the Duo Adept, which includes further project details: http://web.mac.com/teisenmann/iWeb/adeptpage/menu.html http://web.mac.com/teisenmann/iWeb/adeptpage/menu.html
- jarin 15y agoIt's not quite like rebuilding a classic car. It's more like a high schooler using the school workshop to fabricate car parts and building a car from his own blueprints. Sure, he may have purchased the speedometer and tires, but that doesn't really diminish the accomplishment. Hopefully he will go on to work on a replacement for computer—car analogies.